Samuel Ward

8.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
102 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Samuel Ward is a scholar working on Aging, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel Ward has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Aging, 33 papers in Ecology and 24 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Samuel Ward's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (50 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (18 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (16 papers). Samuel Ward is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (50 papers), Forest Insect Ecology and Management (18 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (16 papers). Samuel Ward collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and United Kingdom. Samuel Ward's co-authors include Gregory A. Nelson, Craig W. LaMunyon, Wayne A. Van Voorhies, Thomas M. Roberts, Sydney Brenner, John G. White, V Reinke, Diane C. Shakes, Yair Argon and Teymuras V. Kurzchalia and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Samuel Ward

92 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Electron microscopical reconstruction of the anterior sensory anatomy of the nematode caenorhabditis elegans

1975 617 citations Samuel Ward et al. profile →
Chemotaxis by the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans: Identification of Attractants and Analysis of the Response by Use of Mutants

1973 454 citations Samuel Ward profile →
Fertilization and sperm competition in the nematodeCaenorhabditis elegans

1979 375 citations Samuel Ward et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Samuel Ward	4.1k	2.3k	1.5k	1.2k	923	102	6.5k
Marie‐Anne Félix	3.0k 0.7×	2.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	695 0.6×	889 1.0×	96	6.3k
Jonathan Hodgkin	6.0k 1.5×	7.2k 3.1×	3.8k 2.6×	1.7k 1.4×	814 0.9×	136	13.1k
Donald L Riddle	7.7k 1.9×	4.6k 2.0×	1.0k 0.7×	3.2k 2.6×	744 0.8×	115	10.9k
Barbara J Meyer	4.4k 1.1×	9.9k 4.3×	3.5k 2.4×	952 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	219	14.2k
Einhard Schierenberg	3.7k 0.9×	2.5k 1.1×	563 0.4×	919 0.7×	343 0.4×	57	5.0k
Yuji Kohara	2.5k 0.6×	8.3k 3.6×	3.3k 2.2×	593 0.5×	1.1k 1.2×	123	11.9k
Ronald Ellis	2.1k 0.5×	3.5k 1.5×	648 0.4×	562 0.5×	247 0.3×	49	6.1k
Tim Schedl	4.0k 1.0×	4.3k 1.9×	734 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	183 0.2×	95	7.4k
David L. Baillie	2.9k 0.7×	5.3k 2.3×	1.6k 1.1×	552 0.4×	368 0.4×	148	8.1k
Leon Avery	5.6k 1.4×	2.5k 1.1×	555 0.4×	3.2k 2.6×	680 0.7×	78	8.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Samuel Ward

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Fields of papers citing papers by Samuel Ward

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel Ward

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Samuel Ward. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Samuel Ward based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Samuel Ward. Samuel Ward is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ward, Samuel, et al.. (2025). Field evaluation of augmentative biological control as a management tool against an invading scale insect, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana) (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae). Biological Control. 210. 105889–105889.

Ward, Samuel, et al.. (2025). Environmental niche model for the baldcypress leafroller, a significant defoliator of coastal forests, under current and projected climate scenarios. Ecological Informatics. 92. 103451–103451.

Ward, Robert T., et al.. (2025). Potential Crawling Distance for an Invading Urban Tree Pest: Implications for Settling Decisions and Between-Tree Movement. Journal of Insect Behavior. 38(1).

Atkinson, Thomas H., Miloš Knı́žek, Robert J. Rabaglia, et al.. (2024). Determinants of host breadth in non-native bark and ambrosia beetles. Forest Ecology and Management. 562. 121908–121908. 1 indexed citations

Goddard, Jerome, et al.. (2024). Laboratory studies of movement and microenvironment choices of engorged adult female Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 61(5). 1149–1154. 1 indexed citations

Ward, Samuel, et al.. (2024). Plant-level establishment can result from a single female Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae propagule. Journal of Pest Science. 97(3). 1081–1086. 3 indexed citations

Ward, Samuel, et al.. (2023). The effects of chilling and forcing temperatures on spring synchrony between larch casebearer and tamarack. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 25(4). 658–668. 2 indexed citations

Ward, Samuel, et al.. (2023). Quantifying the potential for wind and phoresy to drive off‐plant movement of crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae ( Kuwana ) ( Hemiptera: Eriococcidae ): Implications for spread in urban landscapes. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 26(2). 210–217. 3 indexed citations

Ward, Samuel, et al.. (2023). Winter Activity for Crapemyrtle Bark Scale, an Urban Landscape Pest. HortScience. 58(10). 1237–1241. 3 indexed citations

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Ward, Samuel, et al.. (2023). Amblyomma maculatum (Gulf Coast tick). Trends in Parasitology. 39(11). 971–972. 2 indexed citations

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Ward, Samuel & Brian H. Aukema. (2019). Anomalous outbreaks of an invasive defoliator and native bark beetle facilitated by warm temperatures, changes in precipitation and interspecific interactions. Ecography. 42(5). 1068–1078. 28 indexed citations

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Ward, Samuel, et al.. (2011). Enacting metalearning : using performance based research in conjunction with Meyer's reflections on learning inventory to raise HND/FD students' awareness of the self as learner in the context of level six (final year) undergraduate study.. Durham Research Online (Durham University).

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Miller, Michael A., Asher D. Cutter, Ikuko Yamamoto, Samuel Ward, & David Greenstein. (2004). Clustered Organization of Reproductive Genes in the C. elegans Genome. Current Biology. 14(14). 1284–1290. 46 indexed citations

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Kurzchalia, Teymuras V. & Samuel Ward. (2003). Why do worms need cholesterol?. Nature Cell Biology. 5(8). 684–688. 153 indexed citations

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Reinke, V, Harold E. Smith, Jeremy Nance, et al.. (2000). A Global Profile of Germline Gene Expression in C. elegans. Molecular Cell. 6(3). 605–616. 495 indexed citations

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LaMunyon, Craig W. & Samuel Ward. (1995). Sperm predence in a hermaphroditic nematode (Caenorhabditis elegans) is due to competitive superiority of male sperm. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 51(8). 817–823. 64 indexed citations

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Ward, Samuel, et al.. (1994). Improving undergraduate biology education in a large research university.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5(2). 129–134. 6 indexed citations

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Scott, Alan L., et al.. (1989). Major sperm protein genes from Onchocerca volvulus. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 36(2). 119–126. 32 indexed citations

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Kimble, Judith & Samuel Ward. (1988). 7 Germ-line Development and Fertilization. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 17. 191–213. 67 indexed citations

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Roberts, Thomas M., Henry H. Stibbs, Eli Chernin, & Samuel Ward. (1978). A simple quantitative technique for testing behavioral responses of Schistosoma mansoni miracidia to chemicals.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 64(2). 277–82. 14 indexed citations

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